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<blockquote data-quote="GOV.UK RSS" data-source="post: 6550359" data-attributes="member: 78782"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Response to Jeremy Paxman’s claims about Defra and littering and badger control licenses announced</p><p></p><p>Written by Defra Press Office</p><p></p><p><img src="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2019/09/Litter-BLOG-620x407.jpg" alt="A group of people taking part in a litter pick." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>There is coverage in this morning’s <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/paxman-wants-cigarette-tax-to-fund-litter-fight-t037lwp39" target="_blank">Times</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/britain-is-nation-of-litter-louts-says-jeremy-paxman" target="_blank">Guardian</a> and <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/jeremy-paxman-labels-defra-utterly-useless-government-department/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> of comments which broadcaster Jeremy Paxman plans to make in a speech at a waste industry conference later today (Thursday 12 September).</p><p></p><p>While we share Paxman’s enthusiasm for reducing the amount of litter which is dropped in England, we don’t agree with a number of the assertions he makes against Defra. He will be speaking later today at the RWM waste conference in Birmingham.</p><p></p><p>Keeping the country’s streets clean cost local councils almost £700 million last year. Much of this is avoidable litter, and money that could be better spent in the community.</p><p></p><p>Since our national <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">Litter Strategy</a> launched in April 2017, we have engaged charities, industry and retailers. Following this period of engagement, we developed a strategic partnership with Keep Britain Tidy to launch and deliver a new national anti-littering campaign, Keep it, Bin it.</p><p></p><p>A Defra spokesperson said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We welcome wide collaboration and are open to hearing from all partners that are interested in joining our campaign. Defra has also engaged with industry and retailers to develop further practical steps to tackle waste, such as plastic bottles.</p><p></p><p>We are also taking steps to increase fines for people who litter, and have set out proposals to reduce the amount of waste which finds its way into the environment in the first place. These include our hugely successful 5p plastic bag charge, plans for a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, making producers pay the full net costs of recycling their products’ packaging and a ban on the supply of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Badger control licenses announced</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>There has been widespread coverage today in <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49666439" target="_blank">BBC News Online</a>, The Daily Telegraph, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/11/badger-cull-england-extended" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/63-000-badgers-to-be-shot-in-extended-cull-as-bovine-tb-cases-rise-vd39fsksv" target="_blank">The Times</a>, The i, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7452469/Badger-cull-expanded-effort-tackle-TB-cattle.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> and the Yorkshire Post following Natural England’s publication of the badger control licenses.</p><p></p><p>Natural England yesterday published licences for areas that will undertake badger control operations within the High Risk and Edge areas of England this autumn. This includes the reauthorisation of licences for 29 existing areas alongside licences for 11 additional areas.</p><p></p><p>Most of the coverage focusses on the maximum number for the badger control operations, which Natural England also published yesterday with full details on the areas can be read on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2019" target="_blank">GOV.UK here</a>.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of the minimum number is to ensure cull companies deliver the required level of population reduction to achieve expected disease control benefits. The purpose of the maximum number is to ensure culling is not detrimental to the survival of the population concerned.</p><p></p><p>Farming Minister George Eustice said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK" target="_blank">Follow Defra on Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/" target="_blank">sign up for email alerts here</a>.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/09/12/response-to-jeremy-paxmans-claims-about-defra-and-littering-and-badger-control-licenses-announced/" target="_blank">Continue reading on Defra Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GOV.UK RSS, post: 6550359, member: 78782"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png[/img] Response to Jeremy Paxman’s claims about Defra and littering and badger control licenses announced Written by Defra Press Office [IMG alt="A group of people taking part in a litter pick."]https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2019/09/Litter-BLOG-620x407.jpg[/IMG] There is coverage in this morning’s [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/paxman-wants-cigarette-tax-to-fund-litter-fight-t037lwp39']Times[/URL], [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/britain-is-nation-of-litter-louts-says-jeremy-paxman']Guardian[/URL] and [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/jeremy-paxman-labels-defra-utterly-useless-government-department/']Telegraph[/URL] of comments which broadcaster Jeremy Paxman plans to make in a speech at a waste industry conference later today (Thursday 12 September). While we share Paxman’s enthusiasm for reducing the amount of litter which is dropped in England, we don’t agree with a number of the assertions he makes against Defra. He will be speaking later today at the RWM waste conference in Birmingham. Keeping the country’s streets clean cost local councils almost £700 million last year. Much of this is avoidable litter, and money that could be better spent in the community. Since our national [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/litter-strategy-for-england']Litter Strategy[/URL] launched in April 2017, we have engaged charities, industry and retailers. Following this period of engagement, we developed a strategic partnership with Keep Britain Tidy to launch and deliver a new national anti-littering campaign, Keep it, Bin it. A Defra spokesperson said: We welcome wide collaboration and are open to hearing from all partners that are interested in joining our campaign. Defra has also engaged with industry and retailers to develop further practical steps to tackle waste, such as plastic bottles. We are also taking steps to increase fines for people who litter, and have set out proposals to reduce the amount of waste which finds its way into the environment in the first place. These include our hugely successful 5p plastic bag charge, plans for a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, making producers pay the full net costs of recycling their products’ packaging and a ban on the supply of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds. [SIZE=4][B]Badger control licenses announced[/B][/SIZE] There has been widespread coverage today in [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49666439']BBC News Online[/URL], The Daily Telegraph, [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/11/badger-cull-england-extended']The Guardian[/URL], [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/63-000-badgers-to-be-shot-in-extended-cull-as-bovine-tb-cases-rise-vd39fsksv']The Times[/URL], The i, [URL='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7452469/Badger-cull-expanded-effort-tackle-TB-cattle.html']Daily Mail[/URL] and the Yorkshire Post following Natural England’s publication of the badger control licenses. Natural England yesterday published licences for areas that will undertake badger control operations within the High Risk and Edge areas of England this autumn. This includes the reauthorisation of licences for 29 existing areas alongside licences for 11 additional areas. Most of the coverage focusses on the maximum number for the badger control operations, which Natural England also published yesterday with full details on the areas can be read on [URL='https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2019']GOV.UK here[/URL]. The purpose of the minimum number is to ensure cull companies deliver the required level of population reduction to achieve expected disease control benefits. The purpose of the maximum number is to ensure culling is not detrimental to the survival of the population concerned. Farming Minister George Eustice said: [URL='https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK']Follow Defra on Twitter[/URL], and [URL='https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/']sign up for email alerts here[/URL]. [B] [/B] [url="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/09/12/response-to-jeremy-paxmans-claims-about-defra-and-littering-and-badger-control-licenses-announced/"]Continue reading on Defra Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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